Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Oklahoma State University

06/19/2026

Another phenomenal year of academic performance - please join us in congratulating our biosystems engineering and agricultural systems technology students who earned their spots on the Spring 2026 President's and Dean's honor rolls! Keep up the great work, everyone 👏

Link to full article 🔗 https://okla.st/4uQsPAd
Link to BAE undergraduate programs 🔗 https://okla.st/3SasJ9h

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06/17/2026

Are you ready to dive in to your PhD?

The Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Oklahoma State University is offering a Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) for a qualified Ph.D. student beginning Fall 2026. The selected candidate will join the Hydrological Extremes Lab (https://okla.st/43BnZvR) and conduct
research under the supervision of Dr. K.J. Jafarzadegan.

Applicants should hold an M.S. degree in engineering, hydrology, or a closely related field, with a strong interest in flood characterization and modeling.

To apply, follow instructions provided and fill out the application link- found here: https://okla.st/4uBqWrj

06/15/2026

In case you missed it - last week, the Oklahoma Water Resources Center announced a new publication from BAE PhD candidate Kasra Khodkar, along with BAE faculty members Dr. Ali Mirchi and Dr. Jeff Sadler.

This paper takes us on a research journey to the Upper Red River Basin, using topology-aware transfer learning for stream salinity prediction to evaluate the salinity prediction framework via continuous sub-daily datasets.

If you need a little summer reading, you can learn more here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221458182600385X

06/13/2026

Is SunUp part of your Saturday morning routine, Oklahoma? You may have recently seen a post on our socials about new BAE alumni Eli Reynolds's work on the most recent phenotyping rover, but in this clip you can learn about the development and intention of the project from Eli himself.

With wheat harvest in full swing across the state, we can't help but wonder - where will you see our BAE students next?

Watch this and other SunUp clips here:

(June 6, 2026) SUNUP heads back to the Lahoma Field Day to see Ferg...

06/11/2026

BAE alumni - tomorrow is the final day to register for this year's American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Annual International Meeting in Indianapolis! Will we see you there?

129 technical sessions, 5 continuing professional development sessions, more than 100 business and committee meetings, socials, networking, student competitions and more! What are you waiting for? Join us in INDY ! Register by tomorrow! https://ow.ly/mRkN50Z84pP

06/11/2026

#23 on the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) ASABE Landmark's list - the vegetated waterways at Lake Carl Blackwell.

Concepts developed at the Lake Carl Blackwell site for vegetation-lined waterways to safely convey rainfall runoff water from millions of acres can be seen in the extensive use of vegetated waterways on farms, adjoining highways, and in other spaces.

Impactful research has always been part of the Stillwater story - what's your favorite research discovery or product developed to come out of the Oklahoma State Extension program?

https://ow.ly/F9hq50YWHmy

06/10/2026

Summertime blues are setting in. Somehow, it's already been one whole month since graduation and since the end of the academic year. While many of our undergraduate students are busy at their internships and summer jobs or on study abroad adventures, back here on campus, we're looking back one more time before we get ready for next year to begin!

You can watch this, and other videos featuring BAE, on our official YouTube Page: https://okla.st/4xiRdgl

We cannot believe it has already been a month since the end of the ...

06/03/2026

It may be summer break, but learning never stops when interning with industry! NowDecatur offers us a glimpse of what one of our BAE students, Paige Waldrip, is up to this summer during her internship with ADM. Paige is entering her second year of interning with ADM, and we look forward to hearing all about her experience with the process engineering and the interesting connections she makes along the way.

Listen in to Paige and Robbie's full interview here:

From leadership presentations to hands-on team-building activities, ADM’s summer intern orientation gave students an inside look at the company’s global operations and workplace culture. Hear directly from interns Paige Waldrip and Robbie Colbert Jr. about what excites them most as they prepare ...

06/01/2026

Available online and on shelves throughout campus - the newest edition of the Cowboy Journal is out now! This edition features multiple stories about our BAE students, senior design projects, AST and Ag Ed faculty member Dr. Nathan Smith's ag mechanics class, and the impact of BAE/FAPC faculty member and Ferguson College Assistant Dean of Academic Programs, Dr. Danielle Bellmer on BAE and Food Science students.

Interested in reading more? Visit https://okla.st/4f0awVh

05/30/2026

Undergraduate students - remember to check your emails over summer for last-minute jobs and internship opportunities, scholarship and awards applications, and more from your BAE and OK State teams! ☀️